Dream of the Red Chamber (Hong Lou Meng 紅樓夢), written by Cao Xueqing in the mid-18th century, is considered as one of the four great classical novels of Chinese literature.

One of the most important Chinese American composers of contemporary classical music, Chou (1923-2019) is credited by Nicolas Slonimsky as one of the first Chinese composers who attempted to translate authentic East Asian melo-rhythms into the terms of modern Western music.